Kostner station (CTA Niles Center branch)

Kostner was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Kostner Avenue and Mulford Street in Skokie, Illinois. Kostner was situated east of Oakton and west of Crawford-East Prairie. Kostner opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch. The station was originally known as Schreiber Road.[2]

KOSTNER
 
4400W
7800N
Former Chicago 'L' rapid transit station
Site of the demolished station in September 2023
General information
LocationKostner Avenue and Mulford Street
Skokie, Illinois
Coordinates42.02235°N 87.73797°W / 42.02235; -87.73797
Owned byChicago Transit Authority
Line(s)Niles Center branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedMarch 28, 1925
ClosedMarch 27, 1948[1]
Previous namesSchreiber Road
Former services
Preceding station Chicago "L" Following station
Oakton
toward Dempster
Niles Center branch Crawford–East Prairie
toward Howard
Location

References

  1. Garfield, Graham. "Yellow Line". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. Garfield, Graham. "Kostner". Chicago-L.org. Retrieved December 27, 2010.


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